1. Colonial Unrest- O-Meter Procl amati on of 1763 Quat ering Act 1765 Sta mp Act 176 5 Towns hend Act 1767 Boston Massacre 1770 Boston Tea Party 1773 Intoler able Acts 1774 First Continenta l Congress 1774 Lexington and Concord 1775 The Unrest- O-Meter Understanding Colonial Unrest

2. SWBAT Given placards with short descriptions of selected events and group discussion, students will be able to: 1.Discuss events that turned proud British subjects of 1763 into rebellious Americans by 1775. 2.Fill in a information capture sheet and evaluate/rate the relative levels of “unrest” for each event 3.Outline the events leading up to Revolution 4.Discuss the importance of representation in the conflict over taxation

3. Pre-Revolutionary America… The period of 1764 to 1775 saw an increase in conflict between the colonists and leadership in Great Britain British __________ needed to raise money to pay for the French and Indian War, so they ______ _________ against the colonists in a number of ways.

4. Whispers of Rebellion Parliament's actions upset many of the colonists who had grown used to being independent, especially during the ___________ _______________ Many colonists believed these taxes hurt business and that Britain had no right to tax them without their _________ or permission

5. Colonists Organize Protests Local leaders in places like ________ believed that ____________________ ______________ was wrong, but they had little political influence These leaders created __________________ ___________which worked to unite the colonies on this issue Their weapons were protests and _________

6. Explain how proud British subjects of 1763 became rebellious Americans by 1775 by discussing 9 events leading up to the American Revolution. Rate the relative levels of “unrest” each event causes. This will be done by: Learning about and analyzing nine events between 1763 and 1775. Completing a Matrix summarizing each event. Rating and providing rationale for each event through discussion and consensus. Finally, arriving at a class consensus in rating each event. Group Work Activity

7. A) Proclamation of 1763 The King said: To prevent wars with the Indians, the land west of the _______________ would be reserved for the Indians – ___________________________ ___________________________ Why? –$$$: The King did not want to spend any more _________ fighting wars. –$$$: He did not want to have to pay for ____________ –???: He also may have felt that he was protecting the land rights of the ______________, they were now his subjects through treaties.

8. B) The Quartering Act Colonists were required to ensure ______________ were housed, fed, provided candles, beer, and transportation. 1. Colonists did not trust the presence of the soldiers – felt soldiers would be used to _________ laws. 2. Did not want to pay for expenses 3. Did not believe “_________________ ______________” believed the soldiers would be “police enforcers”

9. C) The Stamp Act 1765 ___________: Printed materials were to be taxed. The Stamp was applied to show the tax was paid. Items to be taxed: newspapers, pamphlets, marriage licenses, playing cards. Outcome: 9 colonies sent representatives to the _________________, passing a resolution demanding GB repeal the Stamp Act. (Virginia, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Georgia were not represented.) __________ were put into place. In Boston: __________ organized _________________________________ John Adams called this the “__________ _____________________________.”

10. D) The Townshend Acts 1767 An indirect, “________,” tax levied on finished products imported into the country– proposed by British Parliament cabinet member ______ _____________ Taxes raised the cost of the __________. The Acts also allowed British to _________________ American ships and warehouses suspected of ____________ goods Colonists saw through the plan. They again organized and _________ British goods

11. E) The Boston Massacre Date: March 5, 1770 Description: __________ soldiers fired on an unruly mob of __________. Result: The British soldiers were put on trial. Defended by ______ ______. The Incident was used as ____________ by the _________ ___________to increase colonial outrage Propaganda are advertisements and letters used to __________ ________ or sway their opinions ______________ – drew, printed, and helped pass out the leaflets

12. F) The Boston Tea Party 1773: British Parliament passed the _________ This gave the British East Indies company a _________. The irony of the boycott and “party” is that the tea was actually cheaper than before, but the Bostonians would not buy it because it was being ________________________ ______________________ Boston boycotted and then _________ the tea.

13. G) The Intolerable Acts 1774 Also called ________________ The acts were passed to force the colonist to pay for the ______________. _____________ was closed – by the ________________ The rallying cry: “If it can be done to ________... it can happen __________.” The rallying cry was used to alert the other colonies to ______________________

14. H) The First Continental Congress 1774 The colonies finally begin to ______! 12 of the 13, not Georgia The colonial _______________ endorsed resolutions to:  Denounce the ____________________  ____________to resist the enforcement of the acts, gather __________ and _______________  And called on the colonies to ________ with GB

15. I) Lexington and Concord The shot heard ‘round the world!

16. Lexington and Concord Date: April 19, 1775 Considered the starting point of the _____________ ______________ British intended to capture stores of ammunition and _______________ leaders: _____________ _____________ The Lexington Militia _________________. A confrontation ensued, and sparked the day’s conflagration (battles). Before returning to Boston...  73 British solders were dead & 174 were wounded.  49 patriots were killed, 39 more were wounded.

17. What follows? In the next unit we will discuss: The forming of the Second Continental Congress The drafting of the Declaration of Independence The forming of the Continental Army under the leadership of George Washington And the early battles of the American Revolution – also know as the War for Independence